MANILA, Philippines — The government is not to blame for the sudden rise of COVID-19 infections in the country, especially one year since its pandemic lockdown, Malacaang said Monday.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque was reacting to the Twitter hashtag “DutertePalpak” following the rise of COVID-19 new cases a day, reaching 4,000 to 5,000 per day.
Roque insisted that the government was doing an “excellent job” in managing the COVID-19 situation in the country up until the recent rise of new cases.
He also blamed the emergence of COVID-19 variants for the surge of new cases.
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